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Greek-Serbian relations in the first half of the 20th century

• Djordjevic-Jovanovic, Jovanka

Cultural cooperation between the Serbs and Greeks during the first half of20th century, due to historical and political circumstances, had lived throughseveral ups and downs. The importance of the role of Serbian periodicals inrendering ancient Greek and Byzantine subjects more familiar to variousintellectual circles is indisputable. Scientific periodicals brought studies aboutdevelopment of Hellenic, philosophic and literature ideas, with special emphasison Homeric issues, lyricists, tragedians, or studies on archeologicalfinding, traces of Hellenic presence on the soil of contemporary Serbia, orstudies on reception of Byzantine ideology and culture. These magazines hadremarkable reputation: Letopis Matice Srpske, Godisnjica Nikole Cupida,Revue des Études Balkaniques, as well as publications of Serbian Royal Academy,Spomenik and Glas —intended for scientific élite in Serbia. However, there were magazines for a wider circle of readers, accomplishingmuch in bringing Greek culture closer to Serbs. Extraordinary placebelongs to Srpski knjizevni glasnik (Serbian Literary Herald). The material inthe Herald on ancient Hellas and modern Greece provided more completeanswers to elementary questions on the country of its origin, on historic circumstancesenhancing or diminishing its importance, about its role in formingSerbian towns, and, finally, emphasized its contents and reflections againstSerbian and European background.

• History and Archaeology

• Ιστορία

Η Ελλάδα στα περιοδικά της Σερβίας